For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
THERESE OF LISIEUXIf I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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How happy I am to see myself as imperfect and to be in need of God’s mercy.
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Sufferings gladly borne for others convert more people than sermons.
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The splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not rob the little violet of it’s scent nor the daisy of its simple charm. If every tiny flower wanted to be a rose, spring would lose its loveliness.
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You cannot be half a saint; you must be a whole saint or no saint at all.
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Our Lord needs from us neither great deeds nor profound thoughts. Neither intelligence nor talents. He cherishes simplicity.
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The country in which I live is not my native country, that lies elsewhere, and it must always be the center of my longings.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Jesus, help me to simplify my life by learning what you want me to be and becoming that person.
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The loveliest materpiece of the heart of God is the love of a Mother.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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It is my weakness that gives me all my strength.
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God would never inspire me with desires which cannot be realized; so in spite of my littleness, I can hope to be a saint.
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A heart given to God loses none of its natural tenderness; on the contrary, the more pure and divine it becomes, the more such tenderness increases.
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Trials help us detach ourselves from the earth; they make us look higher than this world.
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Discouragement itself is a form of pride.
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